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National Report of Teachers' Experiences With School Justifications for Book Censorship
ABSTRACT This study shares the findings from a large national survey of 4096 secondary English teachers to better understand their experiences with censors' justifications for book bannings. This study focuses on the 1793 teachers who said that their school, district, or library censored select books.
Ricki Ginsberg, Kyungae Chae
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J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE MASCULINITIES IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS
: The Lord of the Rings is one of the most widely acclaimed fantasy novels in history and since it was first published in the fifties, the analysis of the work from the perspective of gender has mainly focused on its female characters.
Beatriz Domínguez Ruiz
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Tolkien and Sanskrit (2016) by Mark T. Hooker [PDF]
Book review of Tolkien and Sanskrit (2016) by Mark T ...
Goering, Nelson
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There and there again: Hydrothermal vent communities at Mokuyo Seamount, 30 years apart
Revisiting the little‐known deep‐sea hydrothermal vent field on Mokuyo Seamount, Izu‐Ogasawara Arc 30 years apart revealed decadal changes in venting activity and faunal distributions. We also update the species list of chemosynthetic ecosystem at Mokuyo from three to 18, a key baseline data for the management of this ecologically significant site ...
Chong Chen +4 more
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Index to The Journal of Tolkien Research Volumes 1-5 [PDF]
Index to The Journal of Tolkien Research Volumes 1-
Anderson, Douglas A.
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Superlongevity and African Ethics
ABSTRACT I apply African moral precepts to the topic of ‘superlongevity’. I make the case that African theories give rise to three specific sorts of moral concern about life extension that are distinct from similar objections in Western literature: first, superlongevity presents a challenge to identity; second, significantly longer lives face increased
Christopher S. Wareham
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J.R.R. Tolkien: the Forest and the City (2013), edited by Helen Conrad-O’Briain and Gerard Hynes. [PDF]
J.R.R. Tolkien: the Forest and the City (2013), edited by Helen Conrad-O’Briain and Gerard Hynes. Book Review by Kelley M.
Wickham-Crowley, Kelley M.
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When science fiction collides with reality: The future of learning and the one after that
Abstract This article provides a somewhat whimsical discussion of the impact that AI, or “robots”, will have on the future of education. Interwoven with numerous references to science fiction, and at least one to Alice Cooper, is a very serious consideration of the manner in which AI may completely redefine the way we learn and grow as humans.
Steve Joordens
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Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015), ed. by Ralph C. Wood [PDF]
Book review by Robin Anne Reid of Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015) ed.
Reid, Robin A., Dr.
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Robotic mowing technology in turfgrass management: Past, present, and future
Abstract Robotic mowing equipment has rapidly increased in availability worldwide, but the first developed concepts for automating the mowing process are nearly 100 years old. The first attempt to commercialize a robotic mower was in the 1950s, with continued attempts to launch commercial products over subsequent decades.
J. Scott McElroy +6 more
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